Wardrobe-trunk construction



E. B. HANSON WARDROBE TRUNK CGNSTRUCTION March 15, 1927. 1,621,321

Filed Dec. 5. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 VJ ATTORQVEY.

March 15, 1927.

E. B. HANSON WARDROBE TRUNK CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 3. 1925 2 s heets-she'et 3 mmvroR EMMA B. HANSON BY awn.- KRQJZL) Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

"EMMA; nfn anson, ne ROCHELLE, new YORK.

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Application: filed December Thisinvention relates generally toaward robetrunk construction. p v 1 In the manufacture of wardrobe trunksdifiicultyhas-been found insuccessfully applying the wardrobe feature totrunks, of the" steamer type. As heretofore constructed hunks, includingthose of the wardrobe type, have been provided with ahingejoint"extending along one of the longer sides .so

that the, trunk, as. a whole,- had to be turned up on; one end totherebybring the wardrobe part ;into ,a vertical or upright position.

The requirement of turningthe entire trunk to an upright position. isparticularly objejctionablewith trunks of the steamer-"type which,because of the restricted; space instaterooms, are placed beneath aberth when notinuse, thereby entailing the handling of the trunkwhenever it is desired to have access to the contents thereof, 7

A general object of the present invention is to provide a wardrobe trunkconstruction which will be free from the objectionable features referredto.

The invention includes a trunk construe tion in which the cover sectionis hinged across one end-to the body portion and is arranged to providea wardrobe compartment. With this arrangement it is necessary to liftonly the cover portion of the trunk to erect position to provide awardrobe structure and, because of the light weight of the contents,this can readily be,

accomplished.

Other features of the invention will be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, in which a preferred embodiment of the invention hasbeen selected for illustration,

Fi'gnre 1 1s a view in side elevation of a wardrobe trunk embodying theinvent-ion and shown in open or functioning condition.

Figure 2 is a View in front elevation of the trunk shown in Figure 1,

of the trunk in closed condition.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the compartment portionof a trunk in raised position and the wardrobe portion in loweredposition. v

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description of theinvention, a trunk is shown of the steamer type which includes a body orcampartment portion 10 and a combined cover and wardrobe portion 11. Afeature of the invention resides in a pivs, 1925;;- Serial No. 72 911.

oted orhinged connection of the parts .10

and 11 along one end as at 12as contrasted I with the ordinary trunkconstruction in which thehinged joint is placed along one of the-longersides of the article.

The cover or'wardrobe portion 11 of the trunk has substantiallythe'sanie depth as the compartment portion 10 and-is pro-- vided withsuitable equipment or accessories forsupporting garments placed thereinin.

a suspended condition. For thispurpose a series of garments hangers 131s mounted in the'upper portion of the wardrobe section, a hinged rackmember 1 1 being'provideg. for

the; support of the hangers.

A removable bar,or' slat member 115 is preferably provided intermediate"the ends .of'the wardrobe section and located adjacent the open sidethereof for the purpose of. holding the garments in place within the.

container'section 11. Y

I An additional retaining member in the form of atrod 16 is pivoted atone end to gage an eye member 20 in the body portion l0 and to serve asa support or brace for the cover section 11 when in raised position.

It will be seen that the provision ofa wardrobe section hinged along oneend facilitates the raising of the wardrobe section to a vertical orupright position in that only that portion of the trunk which providesthe wardrobe section is required to be lifted to the erect position. ItWill be seen that this eliminates the turning of the entire trunk to anupright position such as is called for in wardrobe trunkconstructionsheretofore known and used. a

The facilitating of the lifting of the wardrobe section of the trunk toraised position is particularly applicable for use in'the restrictedspace provided in staterooms on board ship in which the trunk when notin use normally occupies a position beneath a berth. The drawing of thetrunk from beneath the berth and the elevating of the cover section isnot a difficult operation that the ,use' of a vvardrobe'trnnk of thesteamertype is thus provided for in a practical and feasible manner. 1

It Will be seen that, if desired, the Wardrobe section 11 of the trunkmay be used as the base member as in Figure 4 of the drawing, thecompartment section 1O-being'then elevated to the erect position shownhereby access may be had to the individual com partments through thehinged door or'cl'osure members 21 pertaining thereto.

To facilitatethe most eifective u'se ofthe trunk, a handle member 22-isplaced in middle of the long side of :the base'section as is showninFign're 3 of the drawings,

this handle being particularly useful in' drawing the'trunk from a positon-beneath a berth. A handle member 24 is provided on the end of thebody or compartment see tion lOW'GmOiLQ from "the hinged end 12-, inaddition to which a handle member 23 is provided on the endot'the covermember Which occupies, an elevated position when the cover section 11'is functioning "as a wardrobe. 7 V

q The language and expressions Which have not of limitation, V

tended to include all the equivalents and been employed throughoutspecification e us d a ms and such terms are insuch modifications as arepossible to be employed Within the scope of the invention claimed. 7

WV'hat I claim .-is

section, a cover section, said cover I "section deses pt en p ly d"being hinged across one end to the body section and arranged to sei-veas a ardrobe compartment, a rod hinged at one end to a side Wall of thenovel section and adapted to ex-tend acrossthe compartment and be 1 remoyably attached :to opposite side tvall to "hold garments in "p'lace inthe com-part- Y ment, "and said Ted [being adapted to be swung about itshinged -venc l-an-d 'attaehed at i the other end to the body section,whereby to serve'as a diagonal'br ace rod, -to jho'ldthfe cover in erectposition.

Signed at New York, *in the zc entyof New York and State O fNeWYorkythisbOth day of November, 1925.

' EMMA HANSON.

